Wonkette

• France recommits larger number of soldiers, takes leadership of the “United Nations Interim Force of Lebanon.” [WP, W$J]

• Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) has eyes opened during 14th trip to Iraq, says we need “to have a timeline for troop withdrawal.” [WP]
• Bush spends this week fishing with family in Kennebunkport, hiding from Cindy Sheehan, and covering up his New England roots. [WP]
• Emergency contraceptive “Plan B” approved by FDA, to be available in pharmacies without a prescription by the end of the year. [WP, NYT]
• All the big names are going to Iowa pretending to fundraise for mid-terms, but it’s really about 2008. [NYT]
• Kentucky Governor signs plea deal in hiring scandal; Kentucky Attorney General holds press conference, respects seersucker Thursday. [NYT]
• State Department secretive about investigation into Israel breaking secret agreements and secretly using restricted bombs. [NYT]

• George Allen’s apology to S.R. Sidarth not actually “from his heart,” instead “from his poll results.” [Hotline On Call]

• Rush Limbaugh uses very accurate stereotype based handicapping system to predict winner of the new Survivor season. [TBogg]
• Bill O’Reilly: “at any volume, he’s noise.” [Raw Story]
• Liberals to become extinct as Conservatives “outbreed” them. [Echidne of the Snakes]
• Jeff Jarvis admits his blog doesn’t get him laid. [BuzzMachine]
• President of Kazakhstan fights “Anti-Borat hard-liners” within his administration. [New York Magazine]
• “Presidential funny bone” tickled by watching new aides try to resist the gas face. [Boston Herald]

* Actual scholarship in favor of congressional representation for DC. It’s all very nice, but we’d rather just not pay taxes. [Social Science Research Network] MORE »